Free Linux Foundation OTCA Exam Questions

Become Linux Foundation Certified with updated OTCA exam questions and correct answers

Page: 1 / 71

Total 354 Questions | Updated On: Mar 25, 2026

Add To Cart

Question 1

Which type of metric instrument in OpenTelemetry is best suited for capturing the current value of a resource, such as memory usage?

A : Histogram

B : Gauge

C : Summary

D : Counter

Answer: B

Question 2

How does the trace_id attribute function within multiple spans of a single trace?

A : trace_id changes for each new service involved in the trace.

B : Each span in a trace has a unique trace_id.

C : trace_id is only present in the root span.

D : All spans in a trace share the same trace_id to associate them with the same trace.

Answer: D

Question 3

Which component in the OpenTelemetry Collector can be used to enable authentication and authorization mechanisms for telemetry data?

A : Processors

B : Receivers

C : Extensions

D : Exporters

Answer: C

Question 4

Which processor would you configure in the OpenTelemetry Collector to add a new attribute called 'environment' with the value 'production' to all telemetry spans?

A : Attributes Processor

B : Transform Processor

C : Metrics Transform Processor

D : Filter Processor

Answer: A

Question 5

Your distributed application emits logs, traces, and metrics using various legacy libraries. You want to achieve a unified observability pipeline without altering existing log formats. Which OpenTelemetry component should you configure to map and process these diverse telemetry signals uniformly?

A : Implement the OpenTelemetry API directly in each service.

B : Configure the OpenTelemetry Collector to ingest and map the different telemetry signals.

C : Use the OpenTelemetry SDK to replace all legacy libraries.

D : Set up separate backends for logs, traces, and metrics without using OpenTelemetry.

Answer: B

Page: 1 / 71

Total 354 Questions | Updated On: Mar 25, 2026

Add To Cart